SOLUTION: A road is to be constructed with 15 1/2 m3 of crushed rock. If a small truck can carry 2 1/3 m3 of crushed rock, how many truckloads will be needed?

Question 1067904: A road is to be constructed with 15 1/2
m3 of crushed rock. If a small truck can carry 2 1/3
m3 of crushed rock, how many truckloads will be
needed?
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, Alan3354:
Answer by ikleyn(52777) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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A road is to be constructed with 15 1/2
m3 of crushed rock. If a small truck can carry 2 1/3
m3 of crushed rock, how many truckloads will be
needed?
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= . = . Therefore, : = = = = 6.64 . . . 7 truckloads is enough.

Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Divide the big number by the small number.
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